15 Jan 1998
CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. MICHAEL EDWARD ASHTON FORD
- Citation
- CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. MICHAEL EDWARD ASHTON FORD
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV108/1995
Application for leave to appeal out of time refused: delay of about 17 months was inordinate and unjustified; no real prospect of success on the merits because exceptions to legal professional privilege were not established or particularised; granting relief would prejudice the plaintiffs; defendant's conduct (retention and unauthorised use of documents and pursuing US litigation) weighed heavily against extension of time.